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Ansel Collins

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Ansel (Ansell) Collins is a Jamaican keyboardist best known as half of the duo Dave and Ansell Collins, whose Winston Riley-produced single "Double Barrel" topped the UK singles chart in 1971 and reached the US Billboard Hot 100. Collins played the Hammond organ on the track, on which a young Sly Dunbar made one of his earliest recorded drum appearances. He remained an active session and touring musician within Jamaican reggae.

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Ansel Collins - Stalag 17 - Angen 7inch 1975

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Original 7inch transfer.

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Story · Well supportedKeys behind the riddim

The organ's upstroke and the piano's bubble did as much to define reggae's feel as any bassline.

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